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The oldest cultivated bean, fuzzy-lined like it's keeping its seeds in velvet bunk beds.
ancient cropEaten since 6500 BC, predating wheat in some regions
genetic riskCan trigger favism, a dangerous reaction in some people
another nameKnown as fava, from the Latin faba
frost loverThrives in cold, often sown before winter
superstitionPythagoras famously forbade his followers from eating them